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The Philadelphia Wireman

Virtually nothing is known about the anonymous artist refered to as The Philadelphia Wireman. In 1982 an art student found around 1200 wire wrapped small-scale sculptures that were discarded on a trash day. That student brought the work to a gallery to be preserved. The sculptures were first exhibited in 1985 and have been shown in many museums in the United States and Europe since.